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Blickfelder Festival

The School Dances!


2026 Final Pieces by 3rd-Year Secondary Students


Opernhaus Zürich, Schule in Birch, Zürich (CH)

Since 2021, the Sekundarschule Im Birch in Zurich Oerlikon and the Zurich Opera House have been working closely together as part of the project "Die Schule tanzt!" ("The School Dances!"). Over five years, dance workshops, project weeks, and rehearsal visits have become a regular part of school life for all secondary school pupils. "Die Schule tanzt!" connects education and the arts, creating space for creativity, teamwork, and the pupils' own artistic expression.

The 3rd grade secondary pupils work together with professional choreographers to develop several dance pieces, which are performed publicly in the assembly hall of the Sekundarschule Im Birch.

Tickets 

Ticket reservation for public performances 

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Schule Im Birch
120 minutes (incl. break)
Projects with schools
No / Little language
free
10+

Credits

In cooperation with:

Zurich Opera House, Sekundarschule Im Birch Zurich, and the Centre for School Development at the University of Teacher Education Zurich (PHZH)

Choreographers:

Mirjam Barakar, Myriam Gurini, Anna Heinimann, Luvyen Mederos Gutiérrez, Björn Buz Meier, Audrey Wagner

Assistants:

Hannah Aerni, Ella Bauer, Franka Feder, Reut Nahum, Robin Waldburger, Ladina Whitehead

Dancers:

all 104 Year 9 students

Production director:

Bettina Holzhausen

Teachers:

Rosita Engeler, Bahar Heesen, Priska Sigrist, Florian Frey, Simone Lonzi, Fabienne Goller and Daniela Ackerl